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NOTES — LEPIDOPTERA. 



Sesia culiciformis, L. Chat Moss, rare (J.C.) ; a single specimen 

 captured at Hartford (S.J.C.). 



Fam. Z YGALNIDAZ. 

 INO, Leach. 



Ino statices, L. Appears very local in both counties, 



Lane— Crosby and Hale Marsh (C.S.G.); Chat Moss 

 (J.C, W.J.); Railway bank near Chorley (J.B.H.) ; near 

 Warrington (N.C.). 



Ches. — Delamere Forest (A.O.W.) ; Knutsford (T. Harrison, 

 Intell., 1857, i, 123). 

 Ino geryon, Hiib. The only localities for this species of which I 

 have any record are : Grange, not rare (J.B.H.), and Silver- 

 dale (J.C.M.). 



ZYG^NA, Fab. 



Zygaena lonicerse, Esp. Recorded from Knutsford by Thomas 



Harrison (Intell, 1857, i. 123). 

 Zygaena trifolii, Esp. Very local. 

 Lane. — Hale Marsh (C.S.G.). 



Ches.— Bidston Marsh (N.C.) ; Malpas (A.O.W.) ; Oak-mere 



and Knutsford (J.C). 

 Zygaena meliloti, Esp. ' Formerly common near Manchester, and 



on the railway bank near Scorton ' (J.B.H.). 

 Zygaena filipendulse, L. Local, but very abundant where it does 



occur. 



Lane. — All along the Lancashire coast from Blackpool to 

 Crosby; in hayfields all over North Lancashire (J.B.H.) ; near 

 Bolton (W.J.); Chat Moss (J.C). 



Ches. — Throughout the Chester Society's district, but local 

 (A.O.W.) • Oak-mere and Knutsford (J.C.) ; Delamere (N.C). 



The aberration with the spots and hind-wings yellow instead 

 of crimson occurs occasionally. 



NOTE— LEPIDOPTERA. 



Acherontia atropos and Sphinx ligustri near Barnsley. 



The past year having been somewhat remarkable for the unusual abundance of 

 several of the larger Sphingidse in some districts, it may possibly be of interest 

 to record the few occurrences of the same around Barnsley. As far as I am aware 

 they consist only of two larvae of Acherontia atropos which were brought to me 

 from different localities during September, and one imago of Sphinx ligustri taken 

 in the town and brought to me during the same month. Both these species are 

 rare here ; A. atropos is the more plentiful of the two, having appeared in 

 comparative abundance in some years, but I have no note of more than one in a 

 season being reported since 1869. S. ligustri is decidedly, unusual ; only seven 

 specimens have been taken in the district to my knowledge, five of which were 

 captured in 1862. — Wm. E. Brady, Barnsley, 6th January, 1886. 



Naturalist, 



